{"id":1331,"date":"2025-01-04T20:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/?p=1331"},"modified":"2025-01-04T20:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T17:00:12","slug":"maple-leafs-get-a-boost-as-matthews-returns-from-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/maple-leafs-get-a-boost-as-matthews-returns-from-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs Get a Boost as Matthews Returns from Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/auston-matthews-injury-status-update-for-toronto-maple-leafs-january-4-2025\">Toronto Maple Leafs&#8217;<\/a> captain Auston Matthews is set to return from an upper-body injury on Saturday night when the team faces off against the Boston Bruins. Matthews missed the last six games after reaggravating the same injury that kept him out for nine games in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EVERY SINGLE GOAL \ud83c\udfa5 Auston Matthews scores 69 goals for Maple Leafs | NHL on ESPN\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zio5jHdLmHM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 YouTube \/ NHL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matthews is a vital part of the Maple Leafs&#8217; offense, having led the league with 69 goals last season. His presence will be a welcome addition to a team that has gone 3-3-0 in his most recent absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s exciting,&#8221; Matthews said after the morning skate. &#8220;It&#8217;s never fun watching, so I feel excited about being back in. Just been trying to work back into things and just trying to feel good. 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